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swallow-tailed kite
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swallow-tailed kite
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
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Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
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Swallow-tailed kite
(gcide) | Swallow-tailed \Swal"low-tailed`\, a.
1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a
swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or
pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
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2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
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Swallow-tailed duck (Zool.), the old squaw.
Swallow-tailed gull (Zool.), an Arctic gull ({Xema
furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail.
Swallow-tailed hawk or Swallow-tailed kite (Zool.), the
fork-tailed kite.
Swallow-tailed moth (Zool.), a European moth ({Urapteryx
sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
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swallow-tailed kite
(wn) | swallow-tailed kite
n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn:
swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tailed hawk, {Elanoides
forficatus}] |
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swallow-tailed kite
(encz) | swallow-tailed kite, n: |
swallow-tailed kite
(gcide) | Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)
Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;
swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.
[1913 Webster]
Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zool.), a tropical American
flycatcher (Milvulus tyrannus).
Fork-tailed gull (Zool.), a gull of the genus Xema, of
two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.
Fork-tailed kite (Zool.), a graceful American kite
(Elanoides forficatus); -- called also {swallow-tailed
kite}.
[1913 Webster]Swallow-tailed \Swal"low-tailed`\, a.
1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a
swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or
pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
[1913 Webster]
Swallow-tailed duck (Zool.), the old squaw.
Swallow-tailed gull (Zool.), an Arctic gull ({Xema
furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail.
Swallow-tailed hawk or Swallow-tailed kite (Zool.), the
fork-tailed kite.
Swallow-tailed moth (Zool.), a European moth ({Urapteryx
sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.
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swallow-tailed kite
(wn) | swallow-tailed kite
n 1: graceful North American black-and-white kite [syn:
swallow-tailed kite, swallow-tailed hawk, {Elanoides
forficatus}] |
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